St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-12

merce Dill, as reported from the conference
committee, and that the rules be suspended
and that it be passed. There was no suS-
plclon OF circus. and it was supposed the
resolution would pass without opposition.
But the Illusion was soon dissolved. While
MIR. Donnelly was making a few eXplana-
tory remarks Mr.. Rogers. of Ramsey,
rushed eXcitedly down to the reporters
table and hurriedly filled a glass W it'll
water. stopping it over everything in the
immediate vicinity, and dashed it down his
throat at one gulp. Then he rushed back
to his seat again. and it was evident to
those who had witnessed the move that
there WaS to be cs sh of arms. And they
were not deceived DOnneliy had hardly
seated himself lie ore Rogers caught the
speaker eye and obtained recognition. Then
he launched out into a violent and eXyited
at ack upon DornellyS position. He OPP
20 ed suspension of the rules or conSidera
ZION of the matter at all, and entered into
an elaborate defense of the railroad view of
tie question. 1t was evident that Mr..
Rogers was taking advantage of an oppOr-
tunity to make reputation for himS elf.
hoping to be recUgn Zed as the leader
IN the Republican side OF the house.
Tie 1o0ttng up of tie vote, however did
not give evit Ell e of very fiattering success.
y.
his manner was animated, often excited.
He contended that the railroads were the
+ civilzers of the world and that they devel-
oped the Northwest. He asserted that the
CullOm bill was not in the interest of the
farmers, and he eXhorted them to vote
against this memorial to congress. It
would be better, he said. to wait awhile
and study
SUCH AN IMPORTANT MATTER
closely and carefully. He did not believe
it was thoroughly understood. He would
! admit that he did not fully understand it
himself.
Mr.. Potter. of Houston, also opposed the
motion to suspend the rules.
Mr.. keyes. of Rice. said he had already
introduced bill covering substantially the
same ground as Mr.. Donnelly's, and the
house should consider his. But he was not
now prepared to make speech upon It, 1t
would be better to move carefully and de-
liberately.
Then Mr.. Donnelly got another chance
and he streaked the foul and sitting
atmosphere of the chamber with
variagated colors for several minutes.
He made a lengthy and forcibie speech in
favor OF Suspending the rules and passing
the memorial. He went over much of the
ground in regard to the railroads that lie
has covered before, and which has been
printed in the GLOBE. He said it was i'm
p0rtant that the memorial should be passed
by both the house and senate at once, as
the bill comes up in congress tomorrow
| "wednesday. and the action of the Mime
sofa legislature should be telegraphed i'm
mediately, inStructing the Minnesota con-
gressmen how to vote. The memorial
! itself could follow by mail. 1t was evil
dent during Mr.. Donnelly's remarks that
| the members were in sympathy with him,
| and this was amply demonstrated when the
vote was taken.
RETURNS TO THE ATTACK.
Mr.. Rogers again returned to the attack,
to controvert some Of Mr. Donnelly's state
mentS. in which he made the assertion that
it was the railroads which had made us all
rich and made the Northwest prosperous.
Mr.. Powers, of Rice, took occasion to
resent reflection by Mr.. Rogers that the
I menberS were not familiar with the Cullon-
Reagan bill He asserted that the farmers
! and the members had studied it carefully
and were familiar with it and ready to vote
upon it.
Mr.. Lucas, of Hennepin, emphatically
denied that the railroads had made us all
rich" He wanted the rules suspended.
Mr. Petit. of Hennepin. opposed the
suspension of the rules He said N innesota
would have been a bowling wilderness yet
| but for the railroads, and asserted that the
! freight rates now We're lower than any one
! had ever dreamed they would be. He said
he expected to see the day when -four and
grain would be carried from Minneapolis to
Chicago for 5 cents. He was opposed to
the memorial and in favor of the state let
| ting the whole thing alone.
Mir Homes of Redwood was in favor Of
a suspension of the rules. and denied that
| the railroads were benefit to the people in
| the manner claimed. He lived great deal
nearer to a station on one line OF road in h S
! cOunty-Wa GrOve-than he did to
! Tracy, on the other, and yet he could get
cheaper freight rates at Tracy. This was
not just. incidentally in his remarks Nh.
Jones referred to the fact that his wife
| God bless herr was back home in Redwood
| county burning hay twists for firewOod
while he was here i'll st. Paul enjoying
| himself.
Mr.. Lum asked that the memorial be
read. Evidently he was not like Mr.. Pow
ers-he did not understand all about the
matter.
| MI. D0nnelly explained to him briefly
and then the clerk read the entire docu-
ment. By this time the members had alb
SOrbed it IN all its bearings and ramifica-
tons and a vote was taken on the motion to
suspend the rules and pat the memorial upon
| its passage. The vote was Overwhelnl-
| ingty in favor OF the OpOsition-only Cul-
| len. Emery, Parrott, Petit Potter. Rogers.
| Smith, Traw,cky and Warren voting nay.
Nh Potter said he would vote for the
passage of the memorial if one clause was
stricken out.
| Mr. DOnnelly would not consent, and
contended that such a step would be like
| taking the first chapter OF Genesis and the
last of Revelations and leaving out all the
BALANCE.
Mr. Petit said he was sorry he couldn't
| vote for the memorial. but
HE DID NOT APPROVE IT.
The vote on the passage Of the memorial
resulted the same as before, with the ex-
cepti0n that Hendrickson voted in the neg
| alive, making the total 10.
| Then the mill began to grind again. and
! before the windmill ceased to turn the fol-
| loving bills had fallen into the hopper:
| By Mr.. Lucas, of Henuepin-To provide for
| the payment of workngmen's wages ON Or
| before noon of eacn Monday; failure to pay
| promptly will create Il liability for interest.
| BY Mr.. heyes. of Rice-To regulate COM
mon carriers (the old railroad and warehouse
bDD.
A bill was then introduced and passed
! (the first to 90 through the house. author
| iZing the towns and villages in Polk county
to support their own poor
BY Mr. Reese. Of Kandiyohi-A bill to pre-
/ vent combinations conspiracies to control
the price OF gram or influence the market
By hr. SGuler, of Hennepin--To fix the sal
aries Of the county attorney of that county
and mis- assistant ut 81, 00C and S.. 600 respect
| lively. Referred to the Hennepin county DEL
| egation.
by Mr., Potter, of Householder the better
protection of railroad switches, and Drovid-
ing for better facil ties for the dissemination